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"Jerusalem" was selected by 52% of voters over "Land of Hope and Glory" (used since 1930) and "God Save the Queen". [50] In 2005 BBC Four produced Jerusalem: An Anthem For England highlighting the usages of the song/poem and a case was made for its adoption as the national anthem of England.
Jerusalem of Gold" (Hebrew: ירושלים של זהב, Yerushalayim Shel Zahav) is an Israeli song written by Naomi Shemer. Often contrasted to Israel's national anthem, Hatikva , the original song expressed the deep longing of many Jews to return to Jerusalem 's Old City and eastern areas.
"Jerusalema" is a song by South African DJ and record producer, Master KG featuring South African vocalist Nomcebo. The upbeat gospel-influenced house song was initially released on 29 November 2019 after it garnered positive response online, with a music video following on 21 December. The music video of the song has generated half a billion ...
This is a list of songs about Jerusalem, including major parts of the city such as individual neighborhoods and sections.Religiously significant to all three Abrahamic religions for centuries, Jerusalem has been artistically associated with widely varied concepts.
Chanson de Jérusalem (or Song of Jerusalem) is a 12th century French epic poem celebrating the 1099 Siege of Jerusalem by Christian crusaders during the First Crusade. It was translated and incorporated into the prose Spanish Gran conquista de Ultramar.
Overall, the song "Jerusalem" has been universally well received by critics. It was described as "the secret highlight" of the album Afternoons in Utopia, "with a wonderful chorus and an inspiring, just epic enough atmosphere." [4] Another reviewer acknowledges that this song "is one of the most beautiful songs Alphaville has ever created."
For this publication the editor, William Henry Monk, changed the metre from triple to duple and used it for the tune of "Jerusalem the Golden". [2] In his notes to the third edition of Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences in 1867 Neale remarked that Ewing's tune was "the earliest written, the best known, and with children the most popular" for use ...
The song itself is based on Psalm 137, verses 5–6, one of the most well known of the Psalms: "If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither, let my tongue stick to my palate if I cease to think of you, if I do not keep Jerusalem in memory even at my happiest hour."